Places mzieminski Wants to Go

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

The golden age of flight captured in a downtown airport.

Perhaps the world's cheapest vending machines.

The abandoned Japanese amusement park once loomed as a dystopian Disneyland.

Japan's largest collection of Western-style mansions in the port city of Kobe includes a recreation of Sherlock Holmes' 221B Baker Street quarters.

A collection of the specialized tools used to construct Japan’s beautiful architecture.

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

An abandoned Art Deco hotel nestled on the side of a wooded mountain.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

Blowtorches, tuna, and a jolly, chain-smoking proprietor mark this beloved street-food stand.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.